California Highway Patrol Officer Ming Hsu said the singer was stopped at about 10.45am PST yesterday, after the police received calls alerting them to a chase on southbound US Highway 101, near Studio City.

According to TMZ, a total of ten 911 calls reporting the incident were recorded.

Eyewitness and Los Angeles City councilman Dennis Zine said he called authorities after seeing the singer's chrome-finish Fisker Karma being chased by five or six other cars. He claims the 'Boyfriend' star was driving at speeds exceeding 100mph.

"Bieber was driving like a maniac," he said. "He was weaving in and out of traffic. There was hardly any space between cars as he weaved from lane to lane."

"If I was on patrol, I would have arrested him for reckless driving," added Zine. "I was going 60 and he drove by me like he was in a rocket ship. He was a maniac."

Bieber's management have described Zine as "just a councilman looking for a headline" and have pointed out that the star was cited for speeding at 80mph.

Officers confirmed that after Bieber was stopped, photographers tried to resume the chase and the singer called 911 himself. As a result, California police are investigating the paparazzi for creating a hazardous situation.

Bieber is currently in LA filming a music video for his upcoming single.

Watch the video for 'Boyfriend', the lead single from Justin Bieber's UK number one album Believe, below: